The first Spanish CAF tram has been presented at the inaugural ceremony at the premises of BKV VJSZ Kft. The 34-meter-long carriage has been transported to Budapest from Spain by road transport, and is expected to start operating in Autumn, following the authority examinations.
- Fixed-rail public transport more than ever must play a bigger role in the capital’s transport. The transport of a city of two million people cannot be provided by vintage vehicles, said Kálmán Dabóczi, the CEO of Centre for Budapest Transport during the event. He also emphasized that the average age of trams in Budapest reaches 38 years, which number will decrease four to six years thank to the new CAF (y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) cars.
On 20th March the new section of tram line 1 along the Rákóczi Bridge has been inaugurated. At the ceremony Mayor István Tarlós explained that the new, shorter, 34-meter-long tram carriages will be running along line 3, and the merging tram network of Buda as well, on lines 19 and 61, connecting Óbuda and Újbuda. The 56-meter-long carriages, which are a bit longer than the Combino trams, will be servicing on line 1.
